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Backup compression was introduced in SQL Server 2008 Enterprise. At installation, backup compression default is set to 0, which makes backup compression off by default. To change the default to COMPRESSION, set backup compression default to 1. To revert the default to NO_COMPRESSION, set backup compression default back to 0.
» Read moreMy friend wants to restore the SQL 2008 full backup to SQL Server 2005. He faced an issue while restore the SQL 2008 full backup to SQL Server 2005. He has a question from me as: Can we restore the SQL 2008 full database backup to SQL Server 2005? Answer:
» Read moreIt is very common practice to create an exact copy of the database backup and store it to different places so that in case any emergency or misfortune, DBA should have the alternative location to find the backup of databases. Once a full backup is accomplished DBAs generally copy the
» Read moreDatabase backup are insurance policy for a database, we need to ensure that backups created are valid and useful. To validate the backup, we can use following command Restore verifyonly from <backup device> When a backups is validated, SQL Server performs the following steps Calculated a checksum for the backup
» Read moreSharing with you script to backup all the SQL server databases Script: DECLARE @name VARCHAR(50) — database name DECLARE @path VARCHAR(256) — path for backup files DECLARE @fileName NVARCHAR(256) — filename for backup DECLARE @fileDate VARCHAR(20) — used for file name SET @path = ‘D:Backup’ SELECT @fileDate = CONVERT(VARCHAR(20),GETDATE(),113) SELECT
» Read moreDECLARE @day VARCHAR(5) DECLARE @month VARCHAR(15) DECLARE @year VARCHAR(5) DECLARE @hour VARCHAR(5) DECLARE @filename VARCHAR(500) SET @day = DATENAME(DAY, GETDATE()) SET @month = DATENAME(MONTH, GETDATE()) SET @year = DATENAME(YEAR, GETDATE()) SET @hour = DATENAME(HOUR, GETDATE()) SET @filename = ‘D:DATABASE Backupdb_name_’ + @day + @month + @year + @hour + ‘.bak’
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